Wired Equivalent Privacy

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A security protocol, specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard, that is designed to provide a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually expected of a wired LAN. WEP is no longer considered a viable encryption mechanism due to known weaknesses.

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acronym: WEP
plural: Wired Equivalent Privacies
possessive: Wired Equivalent Privacy's
pluralpossessive: Wired Equivalent Privacies'

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